Silent Dissent

Exploring Russian Civic Activism as a Form of Opposition to the War in Ukraine

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ID6446285
AuthorsIrina Olimpieva (0000-0002-9568-3259, George Washington University, corresponding author), Irina Meyer Olimpieva (Elliott School of International Affairs George Washington University)
Year2024
Volume72
Issue4
Pages369-377
Publication date2024-07-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueProblems of Post-Communism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1075-8216 • E-ISSN: 1557-783X
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10758216.2024.2376186
OpenAlexW4401069795
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited3

This paper examines how Russian citizens use nonpolitical civic activities to dissent against the war in Ukraine, based on James Scott's idea of silent resistance. By studying a Telegram group helping Ukrainian war refugees, it explores the motivations and reasons for individuals' involvement. The paper shows that loyal civic activism can be a form of opposition when protest or emigration is not possible. It highlights new trends in Russian civil society's anti-war initiatives since the war began, emphasizing the rise of grassroots non-formalized activism amid increasing political repression and the decline of democracy under Putin

Civil society · Democracy · Dissent · Emigration · Grassroots · Opposition (politics · Political activism · Political dissent · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Ukrainian · Eastern European Communism and Reforms · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance

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